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Up All Night: 01/06/2012

01/06/2012

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Diamond Jubilee celebrations in Grenada, risk of civil war in Syria, space project returns

Celebrating the Diamond Jubilee in Grenada, Hillary Clinton warns of civil war in Syria, Aung San Suu Kyi makes first speech outside Burma in 20 years, GM sponsor Manchester United.

Dotun Adebayo with a Grenada special and stories from around the world. 
Up All Night goes to Grenada for a weekend of special programmes to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Tonight we ask what it's like for people in Grenada to mark the event, and whether they think it's worth celebrating. We hear steel bands, talk to the British consul to the island, and speak to Grenada's answer to Indiana Jones. We debate the issue of "plastic Brits" at the Olympics, and hear from a woman who was in the crowds at the Coronation back in 1952. Callers from Britain and Grenada tell us how they feel about the royal family in a Commonwealth country.

The US secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, says Russia's policy towards Syria will contribute to a potential civil war in the country. Tony Badran, a Syria expert from the Foundation for the Defence of Democracies in Washington thinks a civil war is unlikely. But he says Syrians are witnessing a sectarian campaign waged against ordinary people by the ruling minority.

The first privately-owned vehicle to visit the International Space Station has splashed back down to earth. It was all the idea of SpaceX. Kirstin Brost Grantham from the organisation says the mission is a tremendous opportunity for NASA, especially now that the space shuttles have been retired.

The Burmese opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has made her first major international speech outside Burma for more than 20 years. She's been attending the World Economic Forum on East Asia in Bangkok. Our correspondent, Jonah Fisher, explains the significance.

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